Meaning of EXPECTORANT
| Pronunciation: | | ik'spekturunt
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| | Definition: | | [n] a medicine promoting expectoration |
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| | Synonyms: | | expectorator |
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| | See Also: | | medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine, Robitussin | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ex*pec"to*rant\, a. [L. expectorans, p. pr. of
expectorare to drive from the breast: cf. F. expectorant.]
(Med.)
Tending to facilitate expectoration or to promote discharges
of mucus, etc., from the lungs or throat. -- n. An
expectorant medicine.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | - A drug or chemical substance which induces the ejection of mucus, phlegm, and other fluids from the lungs and air passages by coughing or spitting.
- Any cough medicine.
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